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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from Plastic pollution

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Plastic pollution, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 29 stories have been published about Plastic pollution which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Guardian

Guardian

Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’

Guardian

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Newsweek

Newsweek

As Plastic Treaty Talks Near, Study Shows How to Cut Waste Clogging Oceans

Newsweek

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Stockholm Resilience Centre - Stockholm Resilience Centre

Stockholm Resilience Centre - Stockholm Resilience Centre

New study: Plastic pollution worsens the impacts of all planetary boundaries

Stockholm Resilience Centre - Stockholm Resilience Centre

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Latest news stories

Only Good News Daily

Only Good News Daily

Plastic Deception: LA Sues PepsiCo and Coca-Cola | OGN Daily

Only Good News Daily

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Home

Home

World leaders seek binding plastic pact

Home

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Reuters

Reuters

Ten states press US to take tougher stance in UN plastic treaty

Reuters

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Phys Org

Phys Org

New doubt over production cuts in plastic pollution treaty

Phys Org

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Phys Org

Phys Org

To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay

Phys Org

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Interesting Engineering

Interesting Engineering

Mussel-inspired sticky bacteria break down plastic waste faster

Interesting Engineering

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Interesting Engineering

Interesting Engineering

US researchers discover tough plastic-eating bacteria in wastewater

Interesting Engineering

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Only Good News Daily

Only Good News Daily

California sues ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving public about plastic pollution

Only Good News Daily

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Verge

Verge

Why California is suing ExxonMobil for ‘perpetuating the lie’ of plastic recycling

Verge

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Reuters

Reuters

California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution

Reuters

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Guardian

Guardian

California sues ExxonMobil over alleged role in plastic pollution crisis

Guardian

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ETX Majelan - Spécialiste de l'audio digital B2B

ETX Majelan - Spécialiste de l'audio digital B2B

Scientists track plastic waste in pristine Canada marine park

ETX Majelan - Spécialiste de l'audio digital B2B

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九州大学（KYUSHU UNIVERSITY）

九州大学（KYUSHU UNIVERSITY）

Microplastics found in coral skeletons | Research Results | KYUSHU UNIVERSITY

九州大学（KYUSHU UNIVERSITY）

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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum

Almost 70% of all plastic waste is produced by just 20 countries

Natural History Museum

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ETX Studio - Newstech Pionnière de la RevoluSON

ETX Studio - Newstech Pionnière de la RevoluSON

Greenpeace sounds alarm on microplastics ingested by Hong Kong wildlife

ETX Studio - Newstech Pionnière de la RevoluSON

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Audacy

Audacy

UC Berkeley researchers crack the code on recycling plastic

Audacy

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ABC7 San Francisco

ABC7 San Francisco

Ships sent to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch in middle of ocean return to SF

ABC7 San Francisco

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